FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, CROYDON, SURREY

Registered charity 238906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The church's activities are governed by The Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. Sunday morning and services, a Sunday School, Wednesday Testimony Meetings, a Reading Room and an annual lecture on Christian Science are all provided for the public.

Objects

TO MAINTAIN AND SPREAD THE TRUTH AS SET FORTH IN THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETED IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES BY MARY BAKER EDDY, THE DISCOVERER AND FOUNDER OF CHRITIAN SCIENCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is classified as a 'small charity' with gross income under £250,000 and prepares accounts on a receipts and payments basis. The independent examiner reported no matters coming to their attention that would indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements or the need for further attention to reach a proper view of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Themby Wilcoxchair
• Caroline Goodwin
• Lilia Lunn
• MICHAEL GYANG
• Mabel Ngaha

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Croydon · Surrey

Income and spending

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